If you pursue a degree in philosophy, you won't be alone. The field of study is the #86 most popular program in the country. This makes choosing the right school a hard decision.
In 2024, College Factual analyzed 2 schools in order to identify the top ones for its Best Philosophy Schools in Minnesota ranking. When you put them all together, these colleges and universities awarded 181 degrees in philosophy during the 2020-2021 academic year.
Since picking the right college can be one of the most important decisions of your life, we've developed the Best Philosophy Schools in Minnesota ranking, along with many other major-related rankings, to help you make that decision.
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Although we recommend filtering by degree level first, you can view the list below to see which schools give the educational experience for the philosophy degree levels they offer.
It is difficult to beat University of Minnesota - Twin Cities if you want to pursue a degree in philosophy. UMN Twin Cities is a very large public university located in the city of Minneapolis. A Best Colleges rank of #51 out of 2,217 schools nationwide means UMN Twin Cities is a great university overall.
There were roughly 44 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UMN Twin Cities in the most recent data year.
University of St Thomas Minnesota is one of the best schools in the country for getting a degree in philosophy. UST MN is a moderately-sized private not-for-profit university located in the large city of Saint Paul. This university ranks 3rd out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were about 36 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UST MN in the most recent data year.
It is hard to beat University of Minnesota - Duluth if you want to pursue a degree in philosophy. Located in the city of Duluth, UMN Duluth is a public university with a medium-sized student population. This university ranks 9th out of 52 colleges for overall quality in the state of Minnesota.
There were approximately 11 philosophy students who graduated with this degree at UMN Duluth in the most recent year we have data available.
Philosophy is one of 4 different types of Philosophy programs to choose from.
Notes and References
The bars on the spread charts above show the distribution of the schools on this list +/- one standard deviation from the mean.
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
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